Rutgers University Sued Over Big Ten Taxpayer Squeeze

By Alex Lawson

A Rutgers University graduate has filed a class action against the school, alleging that the athletic department has left New Jersey taxpayers out to dry by accumulating a half-billion-dollar deficit since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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RealPage, Landlords Partially Duck NJ Antitrust Suit

By Grace Dixon

A New Jersey federal court partially dismissed the state attorney general's antitrust suit against RealPage Inc. and 10 of the state's largest landlords, which alleges the parties colluded to raise rents and force residents to overpay for housing.

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Weber Sued Over Grill Brush Bristle Lodged In Man's Pancreas

By Emily Field

A New Jersey man has hit Weber with a suit in federal court alleging he accidentally ingested a metal wire bristle from one of the grill-maker's recently recalled grill brushes, and that it is now stuck in his pancreas and too dangerous to remove.

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Feds Sue NJ Town Over Building Electrification Ordinance

By Gautama Mehta

The federal government has told a federal court that a New Jersey municipality overstepped its legal authority by requiring new apartment buildings with 12 or more units to use only electric heating.

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High Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump's Birthright Order

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed dubious Wednesday of President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, with the majority of justices struggling to see how the administration's argument was supported by the constitutional text. 

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17 State AGs Challenge EPA's Repeal Of Coal Plant Air Regs

By Rachel Riley

Attorneys general from Illinois and 16 other states urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to undo the Trump administration's recent rollback of Biden-era caps on mercury and other toxins in air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants, warning the loosened standards threaten public health and the environment.   

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NJ Hospital Workers Win Collective Cert. In OT, Break Suit

By Irene Spezzamonte

A New Jersey healthcare network must face overtime claims on a collective basis, a federal judge ruled, saying a former employee adequately backed up allegations that the network had companywide policies under which it automatically deducted time for meal breaks that weren't taken and left bonuses out of overtime calculations.

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Union, Employer Group Beat NJ Contractor's Benefits Suit

By Emily Brill

A union and a contractors association have beaten back allegations that they coerce employers into making excessive contributions to a union benefit fund, with a New Jersey federal judge tossing a proposed class action filed by a contractor last year.

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Gibbons Trims Claims From Ex-Clients' Malpractice Suit

By Jake Maher

Gibbons PC — now a part of FBT Gibbons LLP — got five counts of a six-count suit dismissed, leaving a single core malpractice count remaining in litigation in which a group of former clients accused it of blowing an appeal deadline in an insurance dispute, costing them $35 million.

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Archer Builds Environmental Team With Partner From Wilentz

By Jake Maher

Archer & Greiner PC is expanding its environmental practice by adding to its Hackensack, New Jersey, office a partner from Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA who is bringing over 20 years of experience in a range of transactional and regulatory matters.

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Series

Pa. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

The first quarter of 2026 brought several consequential developments for Pennsylvania financial institutions, including the state banking department's first assessment overhaul in 10 years, a bill prohibiting interchange fees on card transaction sales taxes and a federal appeals court's upholding of a $52 million enforcement action, say attorneys at Gross McGinley.

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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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